diff --git a/src/calibre/library/cli.py b/src/calibre/library/cli.py
index b62b9e78ff..3a798a961b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/cli.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/cli.py
@@ -243,20 +243,22 @@ def do_add(db, paths, one_book_per_directory, recurse, add_duplicates, otitle,
             metadata.append(mi)
 
         file_duplicates = []
+        added_ids = set()
         if files:
-            file_duplicates = db.add_books(files, formats, metadata,
-                                           add_duplicates=add_duplicates)
-            if file_duplicates:
-                file_duplicates = file_duplicates[0]
-
+            file_duplicates, ids = db.add_books(files, formats, metadata,
+                                           add_duplicates=add_duplicates,
+                                           return_ids=True)
+            added_ids |= set(ids)
 
         dir_dups = []
         for dir in dirs:
             if recurse:
-                dir_dups.extend(db.recursive_import(dir, single_book_per_directory=one_book_per_directory))
+                dir_dups.extend(db.recursive_import(dir,
+                    single_book_per_directory=one_book_per_directory,
+                    added_ids=added_ids))
             else:
                 func = db.import_book_directory if one_book_per_directory else db.import_book_directory_multiple
-                dups = func(dir)
+                dups = func(dir, added_ids=added_ids)
                 if not dups:
                     dups = []
                 dir_dups.extend(dups)
@@ -265,7 +267,8 @@ def do_add(db, paths, one_book_per_directory, recurse, add_duplicates, otitle,
 
         if add_duplicates:
             for mi, formats in dir_dups:
-                db.import_book(mi, formats)
+                book_id = db.import_book(mi, formats)
+                added_ids.add(book_id)
         else:
             if dir_dups or file_duplicates:
                 print >>sys.stderr, _('The following books were not added as '
@@ -287,6 +290,9 @@ def do_add(db, paths, one_book_per_directory, recurse, add_duplicates, otitle,
                     print >>sys.stderr, '\t\t ', path
 
         write_dirtied(db)
+        if added_ids:
+            prints(_('Added book ids: %s')%(', '.join(map(type(u''),
+                added_ids))))
         send_message()
     finally:
         sys.stdout = orig
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database2.py b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
index e657def734..52e8088539 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
@@ -3566,7 +3566,8 @@ books_series_link      feeds
             for formats in books.values():
                 yield formats
 
-    def import_book_directory_multiple(self, dirpath, callback=None):
+    def import_book_directory_multiple(self, dirpath, callback=None,
+            added_ids=None):
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import metadata_from_formats
 
         duplicates = []
@@ -3577,13 +3578,15 @@ books_series_link      feeds
             if self.has_book(mi):
                 duplicates.append((mi, formats))
                 continue
-            self.import_book(mi, formats)
+            book_id = self.import_book(mi, formats)
+            if added_ids is not None:
+                added_ids.add(book_id)
             if callable(callback):
                 if callback(mi.title):
                     break
         return duplicates
 
-    def import_book_directory(self, dirpath, callback=None):
+    def import_book_directory(self, dirpath, callback=None, added_ids=None):
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import metadata_from_formats
         dirpath = os.path.abspath(dirpath)
         formats = self.find_books_in_directory(dirpath, True)
@@ -3595,17 +3598,21 @@ books_series_link      feeds
             return
         if self.has_book(mi):
             return [(mi, formats)]
-        self.import_book(mi, formats)
+        book_id = self.import_book(mi, formats)
+        if added_ids is not None:
+            added_ids.add(book_id)
         if callable(callback):
             callback(mi.title)
 
-    def recursive_import(self, root, single_book_per_directory=True, callback=None):
+    def recursive_import(self, root, single_book_per_directory=True,
+            callback=None, added_ids=None):
         root = os.path.abspath(root)
         duplicates  = []
         for dirpath in os.walk(root):
-            res = self.import_book_directory(dirpath[0], callback=callback) if \
-                single_book_per_directory else \
-                  self.import_book_directory_multiple(dirpath[0], callback=callback)
+            res = (self.import_book_directory(dirpath[0], callback=callback,
+                added_ids=added_ids) if single_book_per_directory else
+                self.import_book_directory_multiple(dirpath[0],
+                    callback=callback, added_ids=added_ids))
             if res is not None:
                 duplicates.extend(res)
             if callable(callback):